Justice committee  I agree. I don't think that any one particular group should be singled out. I think Canada could really do a better job on that, in my opinion.

Justice committee  As in any business, we go where our clients are. When you force us into dark, industrial zones, as what happened in Vancouver—and those were also known as Robert Pickton's killing fields—this will happen to us here again with this bill. I can see it. I am also old enough to kno

Justice committee  What do I think...?

Justice committee  She did mention that, “if it so chooses”—and obviously you do so choose. It's not a necessary thing for you to do. But I think it's extremely important to scrap this bill in its entirety, and if you're going to do this, come at it from a different approach.

Justice committee  Bring sex workers to the table, but for real. The sex workers were not consulted.

Justice committee  Do I agree with the statement?

Justice committee  Yes, it does have the right to do so.

Justice committee  I agree that it has the right to do so—

Justice committee  —but it must do so in a way that doesn't start killing us all over again.

Justice committee  That's right.

Justice committee  Well, it does so already. There are many laws on the books that deal with sex work and the exploitation of it. For example, as I opened with, we only challenged one-tenth of the avails law. There's quite a list, almost like a catalogue, of other offences.

Justice committee  I beg your pardon? That's what I'm referring to.

Justice committee  Yes.

Justice committee  Yes. I believe the Supreme Court struck, and for a very good reason—25,000 pages worth of reasons, really—

Justice committee  What is Chief Justice McLachlin referring to?